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- Torvalds dodges GPLv3's 18-wheeler?
- Torvalds dodges GPLv3's 18-wheeler?Profound misunderstandingI'm hoping that it's just a misunderstanding and not a malicious effort to spread FUD John...First off, GPL v 3 isn't even a license yet, it's a PROPOSED license that hasn't been finalized.Second, all software currently licensed under GPL v 2 will remain licensed under GPL...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Intellectual property, TiVo Inc., Linux, GPL, GPLv3, GPL v-2, V-2, GCC, Torvalds
- Discussion threads 2006-08-11
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- Did Microsoft Windows 7 download tool violate the GPL?
- ProbablyA microsoft programmer probably used code he found in the net(IE code-plex...) instead of developping his own code...At school the programmer would have failed his course, here MS will face, once aggain, the wrath of Stallman's little cultists.if true they should get penalize ntnt It was a CodePlex project?Well...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows 7, tool, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., GPL
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Pigs are flying low: Why Microsoft open-sourced its Linux drivers
- Pigs are flying low: Why Microsoft open-sourced its Linux driversgpl2 forced them to free the source code In my opinion they need to kill virtualbox, vmware or kvm (redhat/ubuntu) so it's doesn't matter to throw some lines of code to the linux kernel via the novell proxy programmers Here is...
- Tags: Federal government, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., FCC, Linux Drivers, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-07-22
- Microsoft submits Hyper-V compatibility code for Linux kernel
- Microsoft submits Hyper-V compatibility code for Linux kernelAn attempt by MS to remain relevant as an OS running on hardware.I believe that with virtualization moving into the mainstream, MS wants to be the platform on which VMs are run.MS has to realize that being installed in a VM is just...
- Tags: Corporate law, OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Linux kernel
- Discussion threads 2009-07-21
- Microsoft submits Hyper-V compatibility code for Linux kernel
- Microsoft recently announced that it had contributed source code allowing a Linux system to happily exist in a virtualized environment hosted by Hyper-V. While this code may not make it into the Linux kernel for a number of reasons, it is significant that Microsoft chose to develop this code, protect...
- Tags: Linux Kernel, Environment, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-07-21
- Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code
- Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux codeWSFU GPLWindows Services for UNIX has some GPL utilities in it: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321712VMWARE Lower TCO, Higher ReliabilitySmart shops will skip virtualization from MS - garbage at its best. Resume generating event at its worst.RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Linux Code
- Discussion threads 2009-07-20
- VMWare's filesystem clustering cracked open
- Late last week, an important plate in VMWare's proprietary battle armor was cracked open when Fluid Operations, the company behind the eCloudmanager storage virtualization product open-sourced on the community Google Code site their clean room implementation of VMFS, the clustered locking file system used by VMWare's ESX Server hypervisor...
- Tags: Hypervisor, Clustering, File System, VMware Inc., VMFS, Virtualization, Ip storage, Open Source, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-03-03
- End the open source obsession with Microsoft
- End the open source obsession with MicrosoftM$ must GPL its codeand that will open communication with OSS.So Microsoft doesn't engage in this?[i]That scene did not happen. More likely some mid-level bureaucrat dealing with this particular show decided to show off his or her power.[/i]Most likely it did happen at the...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., open source obsession, open source, Dana
- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
- Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal wave
- Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal waveStallman sounds panicIf FOSS folks believe they can compete with proprietary software, why not build their own FOSS cloud and then take the battle right to the other proprietary cloud platforms?Ever been in a restaurant kitchen ?How old is the food ? Where have...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Cable, OPEN SOURCE, Stallman, cloud computing, tidal wave, TV
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- Court: Open source licenses are copyright licenses
- Open source licenses create a condition on the scope of the license â€" and thus expose violators to injunctions under copyright law â€" the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled yesterday. The decision in Jacobsen v. Katzer PDF reverses a District Court holding that the a violation...
- Tags: License, Radcliffe, Open Source, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- Parallels releases its Hypervisor -- on the Mac
- Today, virtualization vendor Parallels released the first version of its Server hypervisor for x86 hardware. The surprising thing about it is that it chose to go to release with its Mac version first. Parallels first came to market with its desktop-based virtualization products...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Hypervisor, Parallels Inc., Parallels Server, VM, Virtuozzo Container, Windows Version, Virtualization, Linux, Desktops, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, Servers, Hardware, Software, Storage, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-06-17
- Final version of GPL Affero license is out
- The final version of the GPL Affero license, Version 3.0, has been released. The Affero license is designed for network use, and is often used in Software as a Service systems where open source is used. The Free Software Foundation, emphasized in a statement...
- Tags: GPL, Source Code, Server, Software As A Service (SaaS), Open Source, Emerging Technologies, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2007-11-19
- SCO, it was good to know ya... you coulda been so much more
- SCO, it was good to know ya... you coulda been so much moreBelated obituaryThe Santa Cruz Operation died in 2002. The pieces were sold to Caldera (a Linux distributor, mind) and the rest eventually went to Sun Microsystems.The last five years haven't been so much a long slide into...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Waywardness, IBM Corp., SCO Group Inc., Caldera Systems Inc., Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-09-19
- Where does SCO go from here?
- Anyone who was surprised by this week's court decision (Another nail in SCO's Linux lawsuit coffin) has not been following the history-turned-saga of UNIX all that long. AT&T unwittingly spawned what would become the open-source movement by turning to America's colleges and universities for UNIX software development during the 1970's. In...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Linux, SCO Group Inc., AT&T Corp., Unix, Marc Wagner
- Blog posts 2007-08-15
- News to know: Vista SP1 nears; iPhone Java support; Sprint's customer service
- Notable headlines:Mary Jo Foley: Vista SP1 beta 1 to launch in mid-July. Larry Dignan: The strategy behind Vista SP1. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Is Microsoft rushing Vista SP1 to boost adoption? Ed Bott: The Vista driver outlook gets a little brighter.Ed Burnette: Apple sneaks Java support onto the iPhone.Review: Samsung Q1 Ultra...
- Tags: News to know, General
- Blog posts 2007-07-09
- The era of open source negotiation
- It is just possible the latest exchange of notes between Jonathan Schwartz and Linus Torvalds signals the start of a new era in business.Call it the era of open source negotiation.Taking the notes at face value, Linus has concerns about Sun's strategy as well as GPL V. 3, and Schwartz...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems, Strategy, management, Linux, Legal, GPL, General, FOSS, Development
- Blog posts 2007-06-14
- Mobile RIAs: Java, Apollo, and Silverlight's deathmatch? If so, what of Eclipse v. Netbeans?
- Mobile RIAs: Java, Apollo, and Silverlight's deathmatch? If so, what of Eclipse v. Netbeans?HandicapsThere may be hordes of MS.NET developers, but that's not going to terribly impress their customers if it means limiting them to MS.NET clients -- they're a distinct minority there.Flash isn't quite that crippled, but it's still...
- Tags: Java development tools, Programming languages, OPEN SOURCE, mobile, Java, MS.NET, Sun NetBeans, Microsoft Silverlight, Eclipse, developer, Adobe Systems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-05-14
- Eben Moglen leaving Free Software Foundation
- Eben Moglen right announced on his blog this morning he is leaving the board of the Free Software Foundation.The decision is evidence that the third draft of the GPL v.3, which he oversaw, has drawn positive reviews, and will likely go through with few edits.The release of Discussion Draft 3...
- Tags: Software Licensing, politics, GPL, General, FOSS, Legal
- Blog posts 2007-04-25
- The GPL Becomes A Corporate Weapon
- The GPL Becomes A Corporate WeaponEvery good thing has a costThe idea of going into business is to corner the market and make money with new ideas and more efficient products so customers will buy your stuff. The problem with the GPL is that, yes, it makes all companies...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, GPL, new idea
- Discussion threads 2007-03-19
- An army of lawyer ants face GPL Version 3 decision
- An army of lawyer ants face GPL Version 3 decisionSimply stated, if they do they lose developersUnder the current license CDDL I am FREE to use the Solaris code as I wish without being FORCED to give it away. Move it to the GPL and developers (other than open...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, BSD, GPL, software
- Discussion threads 2007-01-17
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